INTERVIEW OVERVIEW
In this episode, Melinda Hudnall discusses hypnobabies, prenatal yoga, and microcurrent neurofeedback. She explains that hypnobabies is a childbirth class that helps women prepare for birth by bringing their minds into a state of calm and relaxation. Melinda shares her personal experience with a failed epidural and how it led her to explore alternative pain management techniques. She also discusses the benefits of prenatal yoga, including breath control, pelvic floor exercises, and core strengthening. Finally, Melinda introduces microcurrent neurofeedback as a tool for promoting relaxation and healing in postpartum women.
TAKEAWAYS
Hypnobabies is a childbirth class that helps women prepare for birth by bringing their minds into a state of calm and relaxation.
Prenatal yoga can be beneficial during pregnancy for breath control, pelvic floor exercises, and core strengthening.
Microcurrent neurofeedback is a tool that promotes relaxation and healing in postpartum women.
Hypnobabies, prenatal yoga, and microcurrent neurofeedback can be used outside of birth for various purposes, such as sleep, anxiety, and depression.
Evidence-based resources like evidencebasedbirth.com, Spinning Babies, and the VBAC Link can provide valuable information and support during pregnancy and birth.
WORDS OR WISDOM
Yoga: I just couldn't stop learning.
Microcurrent neurofeedback: My husband and I saw such profound changes.
Microcurrent neurofeedback: It's connecting neuro-pathways in the brain.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:49 Prenatal Yoga Benefits
09:32 Melinda's Journey into Yoga
12:25 Using Yoga in Pregnancy
15:49 Introduction to Microcurrent Neurofeedback
22:13 Recommended Resources
TALKING POINTS
hypnobabies, prenatal yoga, microcurrent neurofeedback, pain management, childbirth class, relaxation techniques, breathing techniques, visualization, scripts, yoga in pregnancy, postpartum recovery, nervous system, sleep, anxiety, depression, ADHD, evidence-based resources
RESOURCES
Only Love Today by Rachael Macey Stafford
"Only love today is clarity when you’re conflicted. Only love today is unity when you’re divided. Only love today is faith when you’re uncertain. Only love today is a reset button directing you back to what matters most."
Melinda Hudnall
Melinda Hudnall is married with 3 boys and lives in South Jordan, UT. Her education started in radiology and she worked for 7 years in the hospital. After having her first baby in the hospital that she worked at she knew she had to figure out something if she was going to have another baby because the epidural didn’t work! She is a certified birth doula, yoga teacher certified in prenatal yoga and recently certified in micro current neuro feedback.
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